Priya → Stanford ED

Week-by-week

1. Week 0

   List built

   Stanford ED, plus REA backup at MIT and 12 RD targets.

2. Week 4

   Personal statement

   Three concepts brainstormed. Pivoted to the family-restaurant angle in week five.

3. Week 8

   Draft 6

   Started reading like her, not like a college essay.

4. Week 14

   Supplements

   Stanford supplements drafted in batches of three.

5. Week 22

   ED admitted

   Phone call from her tutor at 4pm on December 15.